gangrene – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
gangrene
n.
death or rotting of body tissue (caused by faulty circulation, disease, etc.)
v.
suffer from gangrene; cause gangrene
Gangrene
Gangrene (or
gangrenous necrosis) is a type of
necrosis caused by a critically insufficient blood supply. This potentially life-threatening condition may occur after an injury or infection, or in people suffering from any chronic health problem affecting
blood circulation. The primary cause of gangrene is reduced
blood supply to the affected tissues, which results in
cell death.
Diabetes and long-term smoking increase the risk of suffering from gangrene.
gangrene
Noun
1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
(synonym) sphacelus, slough
(hypernym) pathology
(hyponym) dry gangrene, cold gangrene, mumification necrosis, mummification
(derivation) necrose, mortify, sphacelate
2. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
(synonym) necrosis, mortification, sphacelus
(hypernym) death
(hyponym) myonecrosis
Verb
1. undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
(synonym) necrose, mortify, sphacelate
(hypernym) waste, rot
(derivation) sphacelus, slough
gangrène
nf.
gangrene, death or rotting of body tissue (caused by faulty circulation, disease, etc.)
gangrener
v.
corrupt, spoil
gangrenar
v.
gangrene, suffer from gangrene; cause gangrene
